64.0% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Federal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Federal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become more common in Federal, where 64% of residents completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%. The area is notably well-qualified, with university degrees far more common here than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high in Federal, with 64% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Federal, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly educated, as 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 28.4%.
32.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Federal, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Federal most often studied society and culture or creative arts, each at 12.5%, followed by management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most other areas, with an average size of 60 students. There are three government primary schools within 3km, and these schools have an advantage score much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Federal
3 schools — 181 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| Coorabell Public School, Coorabell | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 92 | 1,066 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 57 | 1,048 |
Sources
More for Federal
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Federal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11502/federal/topic/education